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Descriptive Summary Burgess, Dana Tai Soon Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. and Moving Forward: Contemporary Asian American Dance Company records, 1988-2006 MS2030 6 Linear feet Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co., formerly the Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company records consists of material dating from 1988 to 2006, which covers the emergence and rise of Dana Tai Soon Burgess and the Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company in the Washington, DC performing arts community. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

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Historical or Biographical Note

Dana Tai Soon Burgess was born in Carmel, CA to artist parents Joseph and Anna. While Dana was still a young child, the Burgesses moved to Santa Fe, NM, where he was first introduced to dance at the age of 16. In 1985, Dana graduated from Santa Fe High School and moved to Albuquerque, NM, where he studied dance and Asian history at the University of New Mexico. After finishing college in 1990, Dana moved to Washington, DC and began auditioning and performing in the metropolitan area. In 1991 he founded Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company as a way to explore issues concerning Asian American identity. Dana also began organizing a summer program for young Asian American dancers called Moving Forward Asian American Youth Dance Program. He enrolled in the George Washington University, where he earned a Masters in Fine Arts in 1994. In 2005, the company name became Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.

Throughout his career Dana Tai Soon Burgess has danced with distinguished artists, performed at prestigious theaters, and taught hundreds of students. He trained with Tim Wengerd, Bill Evens, and Jill Wantanabe. He has received grants from the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities and the DC Community Humanities Council, as well as corporate sponsors such as Anheuser Busch, the Meyer Foundation, and AT&T. His work has been performed in numerous venues, including Dance Place, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center; as well as La Mama, the United Nations and the Lincoln Center Out of Doors in New York. He has taught at the Kirov Academy in DC, the Hamborg Ballet, and the Washington Ballet; as well as the George Mason University, the University of Maryland, and Georgetown University. He was awarded the Mayor's Arts Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist in 1994. He has also served on the board of the Asian American Arts Alliance and was appointed to the Commission for the Arts and Humanities for the District of Columbia.

Collection Scope and Content

The Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co., formerly the Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company records consists of material dating from 1988 to 2006, which covers the emergence and rise of Dana Tai Soon Burgess and the Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company in the Washington, DC performing arts community. Included in the collection are performance files, administrative files, audiovisual material, such as photographs and videocassettes, and oversize material. The performance files date from 1988 to 2006 and include programs, posters, and flyers and contracts. The videocassettes are in both VHS and Master Broadcasting format, as well as DVD, and date from 1992 to 2006.

The Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. and Moving Forward Contemporary Asian American Dance Company Records are part of the Dance Archives of the Greater Washington Region. The Archives was established in 1993 by Nancy Diers Johnson, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Dance, and the Gelman Library of the George Washington University. The Dance Archives of the Greater Washington Region collects, preserves and makes accessible the documentary heritage of all forms and types of dance.

Collection Organization

Organized into six series: Performace files, Administrative files, Publications, Newspaper clippings, Audiovisual material, and Oversize material.

Subject Terms Individuals Burgess, Dana Tai Soon Corporate Entities Moving Forward: Contemporary Asian American Dance Company Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. Topics Performing arts Dance Alumni & alumnae Modern dance Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2030 Series 1 Performance files, 1988-2006 1 Linear feet

This series contains programs, calendars, and flyers pertaining to performances.

1 1 Joint Actions, Experimental Theatre, University of New Mexico, 04/25/1988-04/27/1988

1 2 Articulations, Experimental Theatre, University of New Mexico, 04/28/1988-04/30/1988

1 3 Convergence, University of New Mexico, 1988

1 4 Country Tails, University of New Mexico, 1988

1 5 Tim Wengerd and Company, Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque, NM, 10/21/1988-10/22/1988

1 6 Choreographer’s Showcase, Center for Contemporary Arts, Albuquerque, NM, 07/01/1988-07/02/1988

1 7 Bradley Lake, Dance Place, Washington, DC, 08/19/1989-08/20/1989

1 8 Dance Place, Washington, DC, 1990

1 9 The Trial of Orestes, The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 03/12/1992-03/16/1992

1 10 In Series, Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC, 1991-1992

1 11 Peace Thru Art Week, American University, Washington, DC, 04/06/1992-04/11/1992

1 12 Spring Dance Concert, Marvin Center Theatre, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 04/14/1992-04/16/1992

1 13 Spring Performance, Black Movements Dance Theatre, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 04/23/1992-04/26/1992

1 14 64 Beds, The Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, 09/12/1992

1 15 Mayor’s Arts Awards, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 10/26/1992

1 16 Dance/Performance Concert, Marvin Center Theatre, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 11/19/1992-11/21/1992

1 17 Dance Place, Washington, DC, 12/12/1992-12/13/1992

1 18 WPA Cabaret Re-Voltaire, Main Gallery, Washington, DC, 12/18/1992

1 19 Open Stage - Rio 92, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992

1 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 01/26/1993

1 21 Monday Night at the National, The National Theatre, Washington, DC, 03/22/1993

1 22 Body Language, Black Movements Dance Theatre, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 04/23/1993-04/25/1993

1 23 DC ART/WORKS, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, 08/03/1993-08/04/1993

1 24 In Series, Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC, 10/15/1993-10/16/1993

1 25 Mayor’s Arts Awards, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 10/25/1993

1 26 Moving Forward, Marvin Center Theatre, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 12/10/1993-12/11/1993

1 27 Searching for the Sun and Moon, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 04/15/1994-04/17/1994

1 28 Kaleidoscope, Spring Concert, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 04/28/1994-04/30/1994

1 29 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Resolution Trust Corporation, 05/12/1994

1 30 Summer youth program performance, Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, Washington, DC, 08/01/1994

1 31 Mayor’s Art Awards, Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 10/24/1994

1 32 The Second Asian Contemporary Dance Festival, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York, NY, 12/01/1994-12/02/1994

1 33 Passages from the Journey, Dance Place, Washington, DC, 01/21/1995-01/22/1995

1 34 Seung Hwa: Rape/Race/Rage/Revolution, 03/16/1995-03/19/1995

1 35 Asian American Dance Festival Part Two, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 04/08/1995

1 36 A Celebration of Asian-American Dance, Front and Center!, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 04/13/1995

1 37 Asian Pacific American Awareness Day, Washington, DC, 05/24/1995

1 38 Tracing in Solitude, Staff Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, 05/26/1995

1 39 Summer youth program performance, The Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, Washington, DC, 08/07/1995

1 40 Lincoln Center Out of Doors, New York, NY, 08/20/1995

1 41 Reston Community Center, Reston, VA, 09/23/1995

1 42 In Series, Mount Vernon College, Washington, DC, 09/29/1995-09/30/1995

1 43 Michio Ito revival, Dance Place, Washington, DC, 01/20/1996

1 44 Public Humanities Award, Meridian International Center, Washington, DC, 03/27/1996

1 45 3rd Annual Asian Heritage Month Festival, Toronto, Canada, 05/1996

1 46 Solos, Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, 05/01/1996-05/02/1996

1 47 Voices From Within - An Asian American Exploration, Dorothy Madden Theatre, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 05/08/1996

1 48 Cultures in Motion: Perspectives on Asian American Dance, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, 05/20/1996

1 49 Il Muestra de Danza Universitaria, Caracas, Venezuela, 06/01/1996-06/02/1996

1 50 Experamental de Danza "Pisorrojo," Caracas, Venezuela, 07/13/1996

1 51 XII Festival de Jóvenes Coreógrapfos, Caracas, Venezuela, 08/22/1996-09/15/1996

1 52 Going Publick, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, MD, 11/15/1996

1 53 Asians in the Americas, Part I, Dance Place, Washington, DC, 01/24/1997-01/26/1997

1 54 Program Calendar: 1997 Spring, Dance Place, 1997

1 55 Spring Dance Concert, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 04/24/1997-04/26/1997

1 56 2nd Annual Asia in Washington, Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 05/08/1997

1 57 Dance Place, 1997-1998

1 58 1997 Fall, University of Maryland, The Arts at Maryland, 1997

1 59 Program calendar: The Kennedy Center, Performances for School Groups, Professional Development for Teachers, 1997-1998

2 1 The Nightingale, Theatre Lab, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 10/24/1997-11/09/1997

2 2 Asians in the Americas, Part II, 11/14/1997-11/16/1997

2 3 Helix, 02/12/1998

2 4 Asia in Washington: Contemporary Visions, 05/07/1998

2 5 Outsider/Insider: Asian American Journeys, October 23; Across Bridges of Masks and Song: Dance and Music of Korea, October 24, 10/23/1998-10/24/1998

2 6 The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College - SUNY, 1998-1999

2 7 1998-1999, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, MD, 1998-1999

2 8 Trojan Women, The Shakespeare Theatre, 03/23/1999-05/08/1999

2 9 1999 Spring, Publick Playhouse, Cheverly, MD, 1999

2 10 Grimm Tales, George Mason University Center for the Arts, 03/24/1999-04/11/1999

2 11 1999 July Corcoran Gallery of Art, 07/1999

2 12 Gandhara: East-West Passages, 11/05/1999

2 13 Dance Journey: Exploring Dance in Washington, DC, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 06/28/2000

2 14 Int. Ballet Comp., 07/19/2000-07/30/2000

2 15 Reflections in Motion, 10/07/2000

2 16 2000-2001 Dance Place, 2000-2001

2 17 Dana Tai Soon Burgess: Reflections in Motion, presented by the Asian/Pacific American Studies Institute at New York University and the Korean Society, the Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, 10/07/2000

2 18 The Third Benefit for the Eric Hampton/MYB Works Fund, Maryland Youth Ballet & Friends, 10/21/2000

2 19 Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. performing Seidenstrasse, Dariush the Supplicant, Mudang, 11/11/2000-11/12/2000

2 20 Fata Morgana Dance Concert, GDS High School, 12/02/2000

2 21 Mayor's Arts Awards, 2000

2 22 George Mason University Dance Company 2001 Gala Concert, George Mason University, 02/23/2001-02/24/2001

2 23 Making Waves II, April 7; Making Waves III, April 8, 2001, University of Wisconsin-Madison Asian American Dance Festival, 04/07/2001-04/08/2001

2 24 2001 May-September, Arlington's Arts al Fresco, 05/2001-09/2001

2 25 Metro DC Dance Awards, 06/05/2001

2 26 Joy of Motion Dance Center 25th Anniversary Concert, The Jack Guidone Theater, 09/29/2001-09/30/2001

2 27 2001 Fall, Live from National Geographic, 2001

2 28 2001 Fall, Studio Mirror 25th Anniversary Celebration, 2001

2 29 Arts & Allies Party, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation & Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company, Thursday, November 15, 2001, The Halcyon House, 11/15/2001

2 30 2001-2002, The Kennedy Center, 2001-2002

2 31 Program calendar: Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Tour, 2002

2 32 Trilogy: Helix, Mandala, Silk Roads, 12/07/2001-12/08/2001

2 33 2002 May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, The Smithsonian Institution, 05/2002

2 34 Dance and The Creative Journey, Opening Event for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, 05/02/2002

2 35 Five Views - 5 Companies, The George Washington University Department of Theater and Dance, 05/03/2002-05/04/2002

2 36 Program calendar: Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, 2002

2 37 Program calendar: Black Rock Center for the Arts, 2002-2003

2 38 Program calendar: Lincoln Theatre, 2002-2003

2 39 Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company: A Decade of Dance, 10/05/2002

2 40 The Nightingale, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 12/20/2002-12/29/2002

2 41 Program calendar: Dance Place, Washington, DC, 12/2002

2 42 Korean American Centennial Celebration, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 10/30/2003

2 43 Program calendar: Kennedy Center etcetera, 2003-2004

2 44 Program calendar: Kennedy Center Modern Dance, 2003-2004

2 45 Sharing the Legacy: Dance Masterworks of the 20th Century, 04/02/2004-04/03/2004

2 46 Tracings, Teatro Municipal, Trujillo, Peru, 06/25/2004

2 47 Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC, 11/05/2004

2 48 Dance Works, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 11/18/2004-11/20/2004

2 49 20th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards, 01/10/2005

2 50 Tracings, Riga, Latvia, 2005

2 51 Program calendar: Smithsonian Discovery Theater, 2005

2 52 Program calendar: Washington Performing Arts Society, 2005-2006

2 53 Ron Paul & Friends, Joy of Motion Dance Center, Washington, DC, undated

2 54 University of New Mexico, undated

2 55 Eric Hampton Dance, undated

2 56 East Meets West, Towson State University, Towson, MD, undated

2 57 Urban Journeys: Chinatown, DC, Luna Books, Washington, DC, undated

MS2030 Series 2 Publications, 1988-2006 1 Linear feet

This series contains magazines, newsletters, and other publications, many of which contain articles on Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Moving Forward: Contemporary Asian American Dance Company.

3 1 A Magazine, 1993-11/1997

3 2 Aamplitude, 1993-1994

3 3 Art for the Senses, Publication of the 3rd Annual Asian Heritage Month Festival, May 1-31, 1996, 05/01/1996-05/31/1996

3 4 Art News, 03/2000

3 5 Artlines, Official Newsletter of the D.C. Commission of the Arts and Humanities, 2000

3 6 Arts Washington, Newsletter of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, 10/2000

3 7 Asian American Arts Alliance Dialogue, 1994

3 8 Audrey, 10/2003

3 9 Baltimore Magazine, 11/1995-01/1997

3 10 Capital Ventures, Meyer Foundation 1999 Annual Report, 1999

3 11 Club Free Time, 2000

3 12 Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program Connections, 2004

3 13 Crystal City, Etc., 1998

3 14 Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, 2000 Annual Report, 2000

3 15 Dance at the Kennedy Center, Winter 2001, 2001

3 16 Dance International, 2000

3 17 Dance Magazine, 01/1994-04/1999

3 18 Dance Magazine, 10/1999-04/2002

4 1 Dance View, 1995

4 2 Face, 05/1994

4 3 GW Magazine, 1995-2003

4 4 In Step with Moving Forward, The Newsletter for Moving Forward's Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, 2001-2002

4 5 The Kennedy Center News Magazine, 05/1995-12/2003

4 6 KOAN, Ken Oda's Art Newsletter, 12/1992

4 7 KoreAm, 11/2000-01/2003

4 8 Korean Culture (fragment), 1995

4 9 The Korean Society Quarterly, 2000-2001

4 10 Korean Update, 06/09/1997

4 11 Mirage, 2002

4 12 The Monthly Magazine of Seoul Arts Center, 1998

4 13 Moving Forward: Embracing Our Asian-American Communities Through Contemporary Dance Performance, 1997

4 14 Moving Forward: Expression in Contemporary Asian American Dance, 1993

4 15 Museletter, Membership newsletter of Washington Performing Arts Society, 1993-2005

4 16 Night & Day, Bimonthly magazine of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 01/1998-02/1998

4 17 Riga Now!, 03/2005

4 18 Rodey View - University of New Mexico, undated

4 19 Second Thoughts, The Woods Academy 2nd Grade newsletter, undated

4 20 Silk Road, A publication of Asians & Friends - Washington, 10/2000-11/2000

4 21 Studio Mirror, 02/1998

4 22 The Washington Post Magazine, 07/31/1994

4 23 Washingtonian, 04/1994-05/1998

MS2030 Series 3 Administrative files, 1988-2006 0.25 Linear feet

This series consists of correspondence, contracts, financial records, press releases, and other related publicity material. Miscellaneous materials, such as a dance class flyer and a promotional brochure, are also included in this series.

5 1 High school identification card belonging to Dana Tai Soon Burgess, 1984-1985

5 2 Correspondence, 1987

5 3 Correspondence, 1993-1994

5 4 Correspondence, 1995-1997

5 5 Internet correspondence, 1998

5 6 Notes, undated

5 7 News releases & interviews, 1997-2004

5 8 Moving Forward Dance Company, Board Member Resource Booklet, 04/2000

5 9 Organizational information, biographies, histories, current and future programs, undated

5 10 Moving Forward Dance Company Website (printout), 01/06/2001

5 11 Contracts & finances, undated

5 12 Fellowship applications, 1995-1999

5 13 Publicity shots, Burgess, undated

5 14 Step Afrika, undated

5 15 Movable Fundraiser to benefit Moving Forward Dance Company, 12/09/1998

5 16 Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Sixth Annual Gala Dinner, 05/25/2000

5 17 Panel discussion - "Asian American Expression in the Arts", 01/21/1995

5 18 Teaching activities, undated

5 19 Postcard of Paul Cadmus’ "Árabesque," 9" x 6", undated

MS2030 Series 4 Newspaper clippings, 1988-2006 0.5 Linear feet

This series consists of newspaper clippings about Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Moving Forward: Asian American Dance Company.

6 1 New Mexico clippings, 1988

6 2 Newspaper clippings, 1990-1993

6 3 Newspaper clippings, 1994-1995

6 4 Newspaper clippings, 1996-1997

6 5 Newspaper clippings, 1998-2000

6 6 Newspaper clippings, 2001-2006

6 7 Newspaper clippings, undated, undated

MS2030 Series 5 Audiovisual material, 1992-2006 3 Linear feet

This series consists of photographs and videocassettes of solo performances by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, as well as performances by Moving Forward and the summer youth program. The bulk of the series is the videocassettes, which are divided by format into VHS and Master Broadcasting. Within each format, the cassettes are arranged chronologically by performance. The series also includes one DVD.

6 8 Photograph: 8 x 10 black and white, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, undated

6 9 Photograph: 8 x 10 black and white, Unidentified female, photographed by Javier Gracia, undated

6 10 Photograph: Michio Ito, 8 x 10 black and white, photographed by Toyo Miyataki, 1929 ca.

6 11 Photograph: Black and white, 8 x 10, Dana Tai Soon Burgess and female dancer, undated

6 12 Photograph: Black and white, 8 x 10, unidentified male, undated

6 13 Photograph: Color, 8 x 10, Dana Tai Soon Burgess and female dancer with American flag, undated

6 14 Photograph: Black and white, 4 x 6, female dancer, undated

6 15 Photograph: Black and white, 8 x 10, female dancer on stage, undated

6 16 Photograph: Black and white, 4 x 6, female dancer on stage with pineapple, undated

6 17 Photograph: Color, 4 x 6, September 27, 1994, 09/27/1994

6 18 Photograph: Color, 3 x 5, September 27, 1994, 09/27/1994

7 1 Videocassette: "The Boy Inside the Man," Dana Tai Soon Burgess, undated

7 2 Videocassette: Fox and Temple Performance (?), 11/18/1992

7 3 Videocassette: Fox and Temple rehearsal, 1992 ca.

7 4 Videocassette: WPA Re-Voltaire "Disoriental in DC," Dana Tai Soon Burgess, 12/18/1992

7 5 Videocassette: Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Dance Place, 03/01/1993

7 6 Videocassette: Moving Forward, Latino American Dance Company, Keith Lee’s Contemporary Art Performance, 08/03/1993-08/04/1993

8 1 Videocassette: "Searching for the Sun and Moon," Freer Gallery of Art, 04/16/1994

8 2 Videocassette: Youth program rehearsal, Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, 08/01/1994

8 3 Videocassette: Youth program rehearsal, Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, 08/01/1994

8 4 Videocassette: Youth program performance, Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, 08/01/1994

8 5 Videocassette: Youth program performance, Kennedy Center Theatre Lab, 08/01/1994

9 1 Videocassette: Kennedy Center Front and Center! rehearsal, 04/1995

9 2 Videocassette: "Abandoning the Promise," Passages from the Journey, Perspectives in Asian American Dance, National Portrait Gallery, 6 minutes 2 seconds, 05/20/1996

9 3 Videocassette: "Tracings of Wehdoh," "Remembering Chinatown, DC", 04/1993

9 4 Videocassettes: Maida Withers Dance Construction Company, "Recent Works", undated

9 5 Videocassette: Unidentified rehearsal, undated

10 1 Videocassette: Tracings of Wehdoh, 04/1993

10 2 Videocassette: Joy of Motion in Concert 1995, 1995

10 3 Videocassette: Moving Forward Summer 95 Kids, 1995

10 4 Videocassette: Moving Forward Tom Ebb, 09/1995

10 5 Videocassette: "The Supplicant", 1996

10 6 Videocassette: Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, A Decade of Dance, Lincoln Theatre, 10/05/2002

10 7 Videocassette: Dana Tai Soon Burgess Distance Dance Performance, undated

10 8 Videocassette: Venezuela, undated

10 9 Videocassette: Dana Burgess Dance at the Corcoran Art Gallery, undated

10 10 Videocassette: Dana Tai Soon Burgess Close Up Dance Performance, undated

10 11 Videocassette: Helix (2) - Transfer from Beta - Marianne Richards, undated

10 12 Videocassette: Asians in the Americas, 01/24/1997-01/26/1997

10 13 Videocassette: Nightingale (Dana's recording), undated

10 14 DVD: Images from the Embers, 03/03/2006

11 1 Master videocassette: "The Boy Inside the Man", 04/1992

11 2 Master videocassette: "Searching for the Sun and Moon", 04/16/1994

11 3 Master videocassette: 2nd annual summer youth program performance, Kennedy Center, 08/01/1994

11 4 Master videocassette: Youth program rehearsal, Kennedy Center, 08/1994

11 5 Master videocassette: Youth program rehearsal part 2 (tape 1), 08/1994

11 6 Master videocassette: Youth program rehearsal part 2 (tape 2), 08/1994

12 1 Master videocassette: Unidentified rehearsal, 01/22/1995

12 2 Master videocassette: Close Up, Dance Place, 01/1995

12 3 Master videocassette: Distance, Dance Place, 01/1995

12 4 Master videocassette: Unknown performance dress rehearsal, Kennedy Center, 04/13/1995

MS2030 Series 6 Oversize material, 1988-2006 0.5 Linear feet

This series consists of material too large to be stored with the first five series. Included are posters, mounted material, such as letters and articles, and oversize publications.

13 1 Mounted program - Springtime Space, Rodey Theatre, University of New Mexico, 03/30/1988-04/08/1988

13 2 Mounted letter - to Dana Tai Soon Burgess from Judith Chazin-Bennahum, Head of the Dance Program at the University of New Mexico, 10/21/1988

13 3 Mounted poster - Choreographer’s Showcase, Center for Contemporary Arts, Albuquerque, NM, 07/01/1988-07/02/1988

13 4 Mounted program - Choreographer’s Showcase, Center for Contemporary Arts, Albuquerque, NM, 07/01/1988-07/02/1988

13 5 Mounted article - Choreographer’s Showcase, Center for Contemporary Arts, Albuquerque, NM, 07/01/1988-07/02/1988

13 6 Mounted program and article - Tim Wengerd and Company, Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque, NM, 10/21/1988-10/22/1988

13 7 Mounted article - Tim Wengerd and Company, Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque, NM, 10/21/1988-10/22/1988

13 8 Mounted flyer - Summer Modern Repertory Dance Workshop, Hall of Nations Black Box Theatre, Georgetown University, 08/10/1990-08/12/1990

13 9 Mounted article - Books Alive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, undated

13 10 Newsletter - Rodey View, 1992

13 11 Poster - Art at Risk, 1993-1994

13 12 Washington Review, 10/1995-11/1995

13 13 La Danza, 07/1996-12/1996

13 14 Poster: Dance Concert, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 04/24/1997-04/26/1997

13 15 Poster: Decolonizing the Body: Asians/Asian Americans Seeking New Intersections of Gender, Race & Class, 03/1996-04/1996

13 16 Poster: Helix, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 02/01/1998-02/16/1998

13 17 The U.S.-Korea Review, 03/1998-04/1998

13 18 Washington Review, 08/1998-09/1998

13 19 Asides: A Publication of the Shakespeare Theatre, 1998-1999

13 20 Washington Review, 12/1999-01/2000

13 21 Poster: Trilogy, 12/07/2001-12/08/2001

13 22 Washingtonians: A Calendar of Dancers, 2002

13 23 Poster: Celebrating a Decade of Dance, 10/05/2002